30 Seconds To Mars

Originating from Los Angeles, California, the rock band 30 Seconds To Mars began in 1998. At first, the band consisted with lead vocalist, Jared Leto, and his brother, Shannon Leto. Later on, Matt Watcher came to join the band, playing the bass and keyboard. Kevin Drake and Solon Bixler were the band’s first two guitarists, but eventually left the bad, leaving Tomo Milicevic to be their replacement.

Their first self-titled album was released in 2002, which didn’t sell to well with the public.

Despite this, they released a second album followed by their first one, “A Beautiful Lie”. However, the album was spilled into the public’s hands five months before its actual release date. Thus, the band decided to add two bonus tracks titled, “Battle of One” and “Hunter”. For further promotion, the band gave selected albums “golden cases”, giving the lucky buyers a chance to go to a 30 Seconds To Mars concert free of charge and backstage access.

It should also be noted that the band’s Latin motto is “Provehito in Altum”. When translated, the phrase means, “Launch forth into the deep”; though, this was mainly used for their first album. For “A Beautiful Lie” the band chose to use three skulls with their name and motto. 30 Seconds To Mars is also known to use a red arrow, resembling the notion of unity.